Special Terms and Conditions for Awards Made Under The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program.

Effective August 8, 2013: Special terms and conditions for all grants awarded under The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program, and for PEPFAR agreements between the U.S. Government and Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) (PDF - 24 KB). Full text of the award terms is provided in the attached document - (MS-Word).

Effective May 20, 2013 – August 7, 2013:Special terms and conditions for grants awarded to organizations other than Foreign Governments under The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program (PDF - 15 KB). These terms and conditions apply to agreements between the U.S. government and recipients OTHER THAN foreign governments. Full text of the award term is provided in the attached document - (MS-Word).

Effective May 20, 2013 – August 7,2013:Special terms and conditions for grants awarded to organizations other than Foreign Governments under The U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program (PDF - 15 KB). These terms and conditions apply to agreements between the U.S. government and recipients OTHER THAN foreign governments. Full text of the award term is provided in the attached document - (MS-Word).

Recent Legislation and Policy Applicable to Awards:

Effective April 18, 2014: Implementation of United States v. Windsor (PDF - 376 KB) and federal recognition of same-sex spouses/marriages. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance implementing new policy consistent with the Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Windsor (PDF - 376 KB), which struck down the prohibition on federal recognition of same-sex marriages. It is intended to ensure the consistent implementation of a post-Windsor policy of treating same-sex marriages on the same terms as opposite-sex marriages to the greatest extent reasonably possible. HHS issued revised guidance in July 2014 with definitions for terms used within the award condition. For all NIH grants issued on or after July 22, 2014 for programs applying familial relationships terminology as a condition of eligibility for services or otherwise making distinctions in program participation or content based on such relationships, the following term is applicable: DOMA Ruling Term and Condition (MS-Word - 14 KB).

Effective July 1, 2013: Requirement for compliance with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 (Pub. L.112-239, enacted January 2, 2013) mandates a pilot program titled "Pilot Program for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections" ("the Pilot Program"). See P.L. 112-239, Title VIII, Subtitle C, §828. For all NIH grants and subgrants issued beginning July 1, 2013 through January 1, 2017, the following term is effective: Standard Whistleblower Protection Term and Condition (02/20/2014) - (PDF - 18 KB) term and condition.

Grant payments will be made available through the DHHS Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is administered by the Division of Payment Management, Program Support Center (PSC), DHHS, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Finance, which will forward instructions for obtaining payments. Requests for downloadable forms and inquiries regarding payment should be directed to:

The HHS Inspector General maintains a toll-free hotline for receiving information concerning fraud, waste or abuse under grants and cooperative agreements. Such reports are kept confidential and callers may decline to give their names if the choose to remain anonymous: